Every leader that I know believes they have power teams in their organization but too often they believe that these occur due to some mystical personality driven relationships within the group. They also believe they are the exception rather than the rule. How to build a Power Team Organization: I believe, on the other hand, it […]

In 1997 I asked my boss to consider allowing me to telecommute on a part-time basis. My proposal went down in flames. Although the company already had field-based people who telecommuted full-time, and my boss herself worked from home on a regular basis, the prevailing mindset was work was someplace you went, not something you […]

Addressing low trust in a relationship is a challenging issue. As soon as the “t” word—trust—is mentioned, emotions start to rise, defensiveness climbs, and people begin to feel uneasy about where the conversation is headed. When I conduct workshops on building trust, participants often ask me for advice about how they can tell someone they […]

This past Monday I had the great fortune of sitting in on a conversation with former U.S. President Barack Obama. Before I sound too prideful or self-aggrandizing, let me clarify something. I was in a room with 10,000 of my not-so-closest friends, and I wasn’t actually involved in the discussion, per se. I attended the […]

Engage with Equanimity Equanimity is mental calmness, composure, and evenness of temper, especially in a difficult situation. Alexander Zverev, a powerful young German tennis player, uses a Head racket and lost his “head” on the court with a smash in tennis that was not pretty, especially for his head and his Head racket. On your […]

Hey leaders, let me ask you a question: Do you ever feel like the burden of successfully implementing an organizational change rests squarely on your shoulders? I know that I have frequently felt that way and I’m sure you have too. Tell me if this sounds like your typical to-do list when leading a change […]

Employee experience is the big new shiny HR object to improve work. Some have even proclaimed 2018 as the Year of Employee Experience. Frankly, I think I am more comfortable with 2018 from the Chinese perspective as the Year of the Dog. There are countless conferences and consultancies extolling the virtues of this new view […]

Do you feel lost at sea in your current work? Shipshape (Zinger, 2018) During our careers, many of us begin looking for a new job even while we feel stuck in our old job. The old one might not pay enough, have a bad boss, not offer enough challenge or meaning, not be a good […]